322. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the removal of the transition pension, where a 65-year old having to retire is forced to sign on for jobseeker's benefit for the interim year, age 65 to 66; her views on persons working in the Civil Service and Health Service Executive, who for the second time in their lives will be forced to leave their job, the first time being when women got married and were no longer allowed to work in the Civil Service, An Garda Síochána and HSE, and the second time having to retire at 65 and are penalised at pension age as their first contribution was paid a large number of years ago and any subsequent pension is divided by the number of years contributions are paid in. [25425/14]

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322. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the removal of the transition pension, where a 65-year old having to retire is forced to sign on for jobseeker's benefit for the interim year, age 65 to 66; her views on persons working in the Civil Service and Health Service Executive, who for the second time in their lives will be forced to leave their job, the first time being when women got married and were no longer allowed to work in the Civil Service, An Garda Síochána and HSE, and the second time having to retire at 65 and are penalised at pension age as their first contribution was paid a large number of years ago and any subsequent pension is divided by the number of years contributions are paid in. [25425/14]

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